Why send an officer away for training, spending hundreds or even thousands
of dollars, only to discover the course did not satisfy your needs? Our
trainers come to you and provide instruction for dozens of your officers at
a fraction of the cost of sending them away for training. Let us do the
traveling and reduce overtime and shift shortages from scheduling around
out of town employees.
Don't settle for generic, canned programs that do not completely meet your
needs. OUR TRAINING IS ALWAYS CUSTOMIZED TO FIT YOUR NEEDS
IN FOUR UNIQUE WAYS:
COST: Most law enforcement agencies in the U.S. have less than 50 officers.
We are committed to providing low-cost, quality training to the smallest of
departments. Before you decide you can not afford on-site training, call us for
a quote. You can host a course, charging other departments a registration fee to
recoup some or all of your expenses. Programs can be modified to create a customized
course you can afford.
CONTENT: The actual instructor will always discuss the course with you well in
advance, reviewing any departmental procedures, local customs, and state laws that
should be considered in the training presentation. When you send officers away for
training, they may be taught tactics contrary to your procedures or local laws. Don't
settle for training that requires your officers to pick and choose what is relevant
to their situation. It is not unusual for our instructors to contact your local
prosecutor and other agencies, and with your permission, your own supervisors and
officers, to obtain different perspectives that make our training more effective for you.
CREATIVE SCHEDULING: It is difficult to free officers from duty to attend training.
Overtime costs are also a concern. We can help by offering day or evening courses,
split or repeat sessions. We will work with you to arrange the course so the maximum
number of officers can attend at the lowest price cost.
CONSULTATION: Many of our courses include the unique feature of combining training
with assessment of your current policies, procedures, and practices. Training and
policy go hand in hand. One requires the other.
OUR INSTRUCTORS
All instructors are veteran law enforcement officers with extensive teaching
experience.
All instructors are certified by the peace officer training boards in the states
where they are employed.
All instructors are required to use dynamic teaching techniques to stimulate interest
in learning.
Instructors operate from a formal lesson plan that is customized exclusively for your
agency.
RACIAL PROFILING: RHETORIC OR REALITY? OUR NEWEST COURSE! (8 hours)
No other issue in the last three decades has focused attention on police practices like "racial profiling."
In the past year, marches, rallies, legislation, and a glut of media attention has all but condemned American law enforcement
as racially biased and unethical. Is allegations of racial profiling outrageous rhetoric or an unfortunate reality? This course
reviews the controversy and allegations and sets the standard for officer conduct to insure citizens are treated fairly. The emphasis of the course
is need for ethical and professional behavior by police officers in every situation with every individual. Significant time is spent on officer-citizen interactions.
Rather than condemn American law enforcement as a
whole, the course takes the approach of "perception is reality." Even if an agency believes it does not have a problem with this issue, it most
certainly serves citizens who think it is a problem. This course is definitely a proactive step in dealing with a extremely sensitive concern.
PROACTIVE PATROL (20-24 hours)
This course helps patrol officers and supervisors learn that "doing the things right"
has as much impact on effectiveness as "doing things right." This is a fast paced seminar
filled with practical techniques for dealing with today's street crime problems. The focus
is on crime fighting through proven tactics, quick assessment and response to developing
trends and getting the most out of patrol officers.
This course is a must for agencies adopting or using community-oriented policing and are
uncertain how COP fits into their roles as law enforcers. The need to incorporate active
enforcement techniques and other problem-solving methods into COP will be discussed.
Partial listing of topics:
Proactive Patrol vs. Reactive Techniques
The five "I's" of effective Patrol–Imagination, Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, Initiative
Community Policing and Proactive Patrol
Specific Techniques for Increasing Patrol Effectiveness
Tactics to Deter Crime and Apprehend Suspects
- using traffic enforcement to combat crime
- maximizing street contacts
- value of field interviews
- tactics for burglary & other crimes
- spotting stolen cars
- detecting deception in suspects
Making Patrol Your Most Effective Drug Enforcement Tool
Search & Seizure Update: Using the Law
Problem-solving Scenarios
COMMUNITY POLICING: WHY ALL THE FUSS? (16 hours)
Community policing is a simple concept that is terribly misunderstood by
most officers on the street (and many chiefs and sheriffs). What is it? Is it
soft on crime? Is it just a public relations gimmick? Why are so many officers
indifferent or even opposed to it when they're not even sure what community
policing is? If your agency is just implementing COP or tried and met resistance
or failure, this is the course for you.
Partial listing of topics:
101 Ways to Screw Up COP
Making It Work
How Does COP Fit into Other Policing Straties
Fighting Crime with COP
Problem-solving
BURGLARY & ROBBERY FOR PATROL OFFICERS (16-24 hours)
Virtually every police and sheriff's department in this country faces a
burglary problem. With a national clearance rate of only 13%, we must be doing
something wrong. To be more effective, we must encourage patrol officers to
aggressively pursue preliminary investigations. Proactive tactics by patrol
officers have also been effective in reducing burglary. If you want your
officers to merely be "report takers," this is not the class for them. When
officers complete the course, they will be able to complete better preliminary
investigations and followups, better understand the need for proper evidence
collection, and utilize more effective tactics to prevent burglary.
Robbery is also a chronic problem in America. This portion of the course
focuses on preventive tactics, investigative techniques, and officer safety issues.
Each attendee will receive a copy of the instructor's book, Burglary for the
Patrol Officer.
Partial listing of topics:
Think Like a Burglar
- what methods do they use
- how they choose targets
- how they avoid apprehension
Checking Buildings
Proactive Field Tactics to Suppress Burglaries–It's More Than Riding Around
Handling Burglarized Buildings
- responding to burglaries in progress
- answering alarm calls
- searching buildings
Information Collection
The Crime Scene–What Patrol Officers Need to Know about Physical Evidence
Using Problem-Solving in Burglary Suppression
Responding to Robberies in Progress
Handling Alarms
Officer Survival
Preliminary Robbery Investigations by Patrol
Suspect Identification: Lineups, Showups
Field Tactics to Suppress Robberies
Using Problem-Solving in Robbery Reduction–It Works!
*This course is adaptable to your needs and scheduling. For example, it may
be conducted in one of the following formats:
8-hour Burglary for Patrol Officers (topics are abbreviated for time)
16-hour Burglary for Patrol Officers
24-hour Burglary & Robbery for Patrol Officers
DRUG ENFORCEMENT BY PATROL OFFICERS (16-24 hours)
Patrol officers can be your most important drug enforcement tool.
Establishing probable cause
Building better cases
Aggressive (proactive) patrol techniques
Asset Seizure principles
Knock and talks
Consent searches
Basic search warrant preparation
ADVANCED SEARCH & SEIZURE FOR PATROL OFFICERS (16 hours)
This is an intensive two-day course designed to provide street officers with
a better understanding of search & seizure law. The emphasis is on what officers
CAN do &teaches them decision-making skills for determining whether searches are
permissible, if a warrant is required, and the consequences of their actions or
failure to act.
Search warrants
Consent searches
Inventories
Incident to arrest
Protective sweeps
Vehicle searches
THE VIOLENT CRIME SCENE (8 hours)
Are your officers prepared for:
a hysterical rape victim suffering from multiple stab wounds?
a homicide?
a school shooting?
This course is for officers and supervisors who are among the first to arrive
at critical incidents.
students will learn:
Preparation for the Unexpected
Establishing Control
Preliminary Investigative Techniques
Crime Scene Protection
CRIME SCENE PROCESSING FOR PATROL OFFICERS & NEW INVESTIGATORS
This is an intensive, hands-on training course designed to provide a solid
foundation in the principles of evidence collection and crime scene processing.
At the end of the course, patrol officers should be able to process most minor
crime scenes, such as property crimes, freeing up detectives and crime scene
techs for other cases. Each student receives a personal fingerprint kit suitable
for most crime scene applications.
In addition to the course completion certificate, students also receive a
separate proficiency certificate regarding their latent fingerprint training. This
certificate is suitable for use in court to demonstrate their qualifications to
retrieve latent fingerprints.
Evidence protection & collection
Glass fragments
Blood
Latent print development
Hair and fiber
Evidence specific to burglary, vehicle theft, assaults
VEHICLE STOPS: The Deadly Routine (8-16 hours)
Qualified instructors teach the latest techniques to make vehicle stops as
safe as possible. Subjects covered include traffic stops, felony vehicle stops,
and special situations such as DWI and suspicious vehicle stops. A combination
of videos, slides, demonstrations, & practical exercises are used to provide
an outstanding training experience.
VEHICLE STOP INSTRUCTOR COURSE (24 hours)
Outstanding train-the-trainer course with hands-on and classroom instruction. Attendees receive the latest on conducting safe stops and the instructional techniques to make the greatest impact on your students. Host this course and invite trainers from neighboring departments.
AVOIDING THE NIGHTMARES: LIABILITY REDUCTION IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
The key to liability reduction is being proactive–heading off events before
they occur. This course is designed for anyone in a supervisory or management
position, including non-law enforcement administrators.
Pursuit Driving
Excessive Force
Sexual Harassment
Criminal Offenses by Officers
Supervisory Negligence
Insuring Adequate Training
Case Studies
As part of this training, we can assess your liability picture and prepare
a report for your agency describing strengths and weaknesses in a format that
can be used to justify budget requests, support procedural changes, or inform
governing bodies of the status of your management as it pertains to liability.
101 WAYS TO MOTIVATE POLICE EMPLOYEES (8 hours)
Actually, we will teach you hundreds of ways to motivate your troops.
Most police officers surveyed do not list compensation as their primary motivator.
Instead, they want recognition and a sense of achievement. Help them reach those
goals and you will have more effective employees.
What Do Employees Want from You?
How NOT to Reward Employees
What Works & What Doesn't
Treating Everyone Fairly vs. Treating Them Equally
PLANTING SEEDS: CULTIVATING THE SUPERVISORS OF TOMORROW
Why do law enforcement agencies wait until after promotions to train new
supervisors? Don't set up your future supervisors for failure. Give them an
opportunity to "preview" the job beforehand and understand its complexities.
Avoid mistakes that could ruin their supervisory careers forever. This course
is for all potential supervisors.
HABITS OF EFFECTIVE SUPERVISORS (16 hours)
The Easiest Way to Deal with Problems–Don't Let Them Happen
Leadership vs. Supervision
Coaching & Correcting Employees
Dealing with Problem Employees
What should you do when an officer:
is accused of wrongdoing?
lies to supervisors?
is arrested for off-duty behavior?
is involved in a domestic violence incident?
COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
In this absolutely unique training course, the instructors will meet
one-on-one with your training and/or management staff. Whether you have a
large, small, or non-existent training program, this course can maximize your
effectiveness.
The course consists of two parts:
Phase 1 - an extensive study of your current training program and its methods
with recommendations for improvement. We don't just point out deficiencies, we
provide the knowledge and materials to address the problem.
Phase 2 - the instruction of effective training principles. This course is
crammed with information new and experienced trainers and administrators will
find valuable. Attendees will develop an annual basic training plan for their
agencies, addressing their specific needs. Topics include:
The Vicious Circle of Training vs. Policy
Matching Training with Agency Goals: Determining Your Training Needs
Deceasing Liability Through Training
Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks
What Works Best: Instructional Strategies for Effective Training
Do It Yourself: Planning Your Own In-House Training
Training Doesn't Have to Be Expensive
Training Records: It Doesn't Have to be a Nightmare
Field Training Program: An Absolute Must
- key issue in field training
- the worst mistakes in FTO programs
- handling the unsuitable/untrainable recruit
Emerging Training Needs
During his law enforcement career, the lead instructor developed comprehensive
training programs from scratch in two different agencies that previously had no
formal training programs. After the course, the chief executive will be provided
with a DETAILED written assessment of current training efforts and practical,
low-cost recommendations for improvements that will reduce liability and make
the agency more effective. Secondary instructors have served as directors of
their departments' training programs.
DEALING WITH DIFFICULT EMPLOYEES (16 hours)
Everyone's got them, but what do you do with them? An essential course for
every supervisor.
HEALTH & WELLNESS AWARENESS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS (24 hours)
Law enforcement agencies are realizing the need for improvement in health and
physical fitness among their employees. Absenteeism from illness and injury
often reach epidemic proportions in some departments. Overweight, out of shape
officers are a hazard to themselves and others. Yet, few departments are willing
to establish physical fitness standards or mandatory exercise programs. This
course provides an alternative. Relieve some of your liability burden by teaching
officers how to improve their health. In addition to the classroom instruction,
attendees are provided comprehensive physical fitness assessments with specific,
practical recommendations for improvements.
Improving your Health
The Job's Impact on Health
Eating Healthy on the Morning Watch
